geology

The largest earthquake in Louisiana history was the 1935 Delta City event, recorded near the Mississippi River Delta region. This earthquake reached an estimated magnitude of ap...

Sinkholes in and around Lake Berryessa are a geological concern tied to the region’s underlying rock and water dynamics. A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground cause...

Volcano eruption in Russia primarily occur in the Far East, especially within the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands, driven by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneat...

As of 2025, a volcanic eruption is active on Hawaii’s Big Island, centered at Kīlauea. This overview summarizes verified information on location, timing, hazards, and impacts...

The La Soufrière volcano on St. Vincent and the Grenadines began a new eruption in December 2020, intensifying in April 2021. This event was the first major explosive eruption...

Rodinia began to break up roughly 750 million years ago, with rifting and igneous activity continuing through about 600 million years ago. The breakup scattered continents acros...

A Tennessee sinkhole is a subsurface void, often in soluble rock such as limestone, dolomite, or salt beds, that collapses or drains sediment and can appear suddenly at the surf...

The Grand Canyon is not currently erupting, and the likelihood of a near-term eruption affecting visitors is extremely low. The region’s volcanic history centers on isolated b...